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<p>As warships are expressly excluded from the UK's list of covered goods in the World
Trade Organisation Government Procurement Agreement, the national security exemption
in Article III of that Agreement is not engaged. In relation to the supply of warships,
the applicability of the national security exemptions in the Public Contracts Regulations
and the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations will be assessed on a case
by case basis. This is in line with the Ministry of Defence shipbuilding policy set
out in the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy.</p>
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